Help. Somebody please help. Anybody. :-( I am using postgreSQL 8.2.5 for Windows with postGIS. The database was installed using Windows .msi installation package. I am also using ms4w 2.2.7 that comes with MapServer 5.0.2. All installed on Windows XP Service Pack 2.
The MapServer does support postGIS. When I executed mapserv -v, I got the
following:
MapServer version 5.0.2 OUTPUT=GIF OUTPUT=PNG OUTPUT=JPEG OUTPUT=WBMP
OUTPUT=PDF OUTPUT=SWF OUTPUT=SVG SUPPORTS=PROJ SUPPORTS=AGG SUPPORTS=FREETYPE
SUPPORTS=WMS_SERVER SUPPORTS=WMS_CLIENT SUPPORTS=WFS_SERVER SUPPORTS=WFS_CLIENT
SUPPORTS=WCS_SERVER SUPPORTS=SOS_SERVER SUPPORTS=FASTCGI SUPPORTS=THREADS
SUPPORTS=GEOS INPUT=JPEG INPUT=POSTGIS INPUT=OGR INPUT=GDAL INPUT=SHAPEFILE
In the postgreSQL database, I have created a database named test_mapserv. I
also created a schema named rencana, and a table named kawasanbencana. The name
of the geometry column is the_geom.
I have created a spatial index (kawasanbencanaspix) on the geometry column. I
also use lowercase to write the 'from' statement.
The problem is: MapServer always gives the "..Query error. Error executing
POSTGIS DECLARE.." error message, no matter what I do. And I have tried
everything ad nauseam.
I have tried specifying the DATA line without USING UNIQUE ... USING SRID line.
I have tried specifying the DATA line with USING UNIQUE ...USING SRID. I have
tried using double apostrophe (") and single apostrophe ('). It doesn't matter.
Everything I have tried has failed, and I still get the error message no matter
what I did.
My mapfiles are attached in this mail. Each reflect my futile attempt, and all
of them generated the error message.
My first attempt:
=================
This is my first attempt. I have both the mapfile and the error message
attached on this mail.
CONNECTIONTYPE postgis
CONNECTION 'host=localhost user=rtrw password=123456 port=5432
dbname=test_mapserver'
DATA 'the_geom from rencana.kawasanbencana'
And I got the following error message:
msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named 'kawasanbencana'.
prepare_database(): Query error. Error executing POSTGIS DECLARE (the actual
query) statement: 'DECLARE mycursor BINARY CURSOR FOR SELECT
asbinary(force_collection(force_2d(the_geom)),'NDR'),gid::text from
rencana.kawasanbencana WHERE () and (the_geom && setSRID(
'BOX3D(528635.525378392 9074209,609092.162121608
9134520)'::BOX3D,find_srid('','rencana.kawasanbencana','the_geom') ))'
Postgresql reports the error as 'ERROR: syntax error at or near ")" LINE 1:
...DR'),gid::text from rencana.kawasanbencana WHERE () and (the... ^ ' More
Help: Error with POSTGIS data variable. You specified 'check your .map file'.
Standard ways of specifiying are : (1) 'geometry_column from geometry_table'
(2) 'geometry_column from (sub query) as foo using unique column name using
SRID=srid#' Make sure you put in the 'using unique column name' and 'using
SRID=#' clauses in. For more help, please see
http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation/ Mappostgis.c - version of Jan
23/2004.
My second attempt:
==================
I tried adding USING UNIQUE to my DATA line. There is something odd with my
spatial table though: whenever I view the data contents with pgAdmin, I can
always see the oid column (first column to the left, before the PK column).
However, I cannot find the oid column when viewing the table's column
definition. The question is: does my table have oid column or not? And does it
have something to do with the error?
Nonethless, here's my lines:
CONNECTIONTYPE postgis
CONNECTION 'host=localhost user=rtrw password=123456 port=5432
dbname=test_mapserver'
DATA 'the_geom from rencana.kawasanbencana using unique oid'
And I still get the same error message as above. The difference is that the
error message now says 'oid' instead of 'gid'. For instance,
"(the_geom)),'NDR'),gid" becomes "(the_geom)),'NDR'),oid", but everything else
remains the same.
My third attempt:
=================
Like I said in my second attempt, I'm not sure whether my table has oid column
or not. Thus, in my third attempt I used the gid column instead, especially
since the gid column is my primary key column anyway. This is my lines:
CONNECTIONTYPE postgis
CONNECTION 'host=localhost user=rtrw password=123456 port=5432
dbname=test_mapserver'
DATA 'the_geom from rencana.kawasanbencana using unique gid'
And I got exactly the same error message as my first attempt.
My fourth attempt:
==================
In my fourth attempt, I used the gid column for my unique id, and I am using
SRID=1. Here is the lines:
CONNECTIONTYPE postgis
CONNECTION 'host=localhost user=rtrw password=123456 port=5432
dbname=test_mapserver'
DATA 'the_geom from rencana.kawasanbencana using unique gid using SRID=1'
Well I still got the error message. This time, the error message is slightly
different. Instead of getting "::BOX3D,find_srid", I got "::BOX3D,1".
Here is the complete error message:
msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named 'kawasanbencana'.
prepare_database(): Query error. Error executing POSTGIS DECLARE (the actual
query) statement: 'DECLARE mycursor BINARY CURSOR FOR SELECT
asbinary(force_collection(force_2d(the_geom)),'NDR'),gid::text from
rencana.kawasanbencana WHERE () and (the_geom && setSRID(
'BOX3D(528635.525378392 9074209,609092.162121608 9134520)'::BOX3D,1) )'
Postgresql reports the error as 'ERROR: syntax error at or near ")" LINE 1:
...DR'),gid::text from rencana.kawasanbencana WHERE () and (the... ^ ' More
Help: Error with POSTGIS data variable. You specified 'check your .map file'.
Standard ways of specifiying are : (1) 'geometry_column from geometry_table'
(2) 'geometry_column from (sub query) as foo using unique column name using
SRID=srid#' Make sure you put in the 'using unique column name' and 'using
SRID=#' clauses in. For more help, please see
http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation/
Mappostgis.c - version of Jan 23/2004.
My fifth attempt:
=================
Now I had been pretty much desperate, I just wrote using SRID=#, closed my
eyes, and hoped for the best. Here's the lines:
CONNECTIONTYPE postgis
CONNECTION 'host=localhost user=rtrw password=123456 port=5432
dbname=test_mapserver'
DATA 'the_geom from rencana.kawasanbencana using unique gid using SRID=#'
I still get an error message. This time, the error message is different
altogether. Here's the message:
msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named 'kawasanbencana'.
msPOSTGISLayerParseData(): Query error. Error parsing POSTGIS data variable:
You specified 'using SRID=#' but didnt have any numbers! More Help: Error with
POSTGIS data variable. You specified 'the_geom from rencana.kawasanbencana
using unique gid using SRID=#'. Standard ways of specifiying are : (1)
'geometry_column from geometry_table' (2) 'geometry_column from (sub query) as
foo using unique column name using SRID=srid#' Make sure you put in the 'using
unique column name' and 'using SRID=#' clauses in. For more help, please see
http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation/ Mappostgis.c - version of Jan
23/2004.
I'm pretty much desperate. Could somebody please tell what's wrong on my
mapfile? Or maybe ms4w just cannot display postGIS data? Do I need to install
postGIS and MapServer on Linux, in order to get them work together? Please
help. :-(
Thanks,
-Kresh
test_mapserv_01.map
Description: Binary data
msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named 'kawasanbencana'.
prepare_database(): Query error. Error executing POSTGIS DECLARE (the actual
query) statement: 'DECLARE mycursor BINARY CURSOR FOR SELECT
asbinary(force_collection(force_2d(the_geom)),'NDR'),gid::text from
rencana.kawasanbencana WHERE () and (the_geom && setSRID(
'BOX3D(528635.525378392 9074209,609092.162121608
9134520)'::BOX3D,find_srid('','rencana.kawasanbencana','the_geom') ))'
Postgresql reports the error as 'ERROR: syntax error at or near ")" LINE 1:
...DR'),gid::text from rencana.kawasanbencana WHERE () and (the... ^ ' More
Help: Error with POSTGIS data variable. You specified 'check your .map file'.
Standard ways of specifiying are : (1) 'geometry_column from geometry_table'
(2) 'geometry_column from (sub query) as foo using unique column name using
SRID=srid#' Make sure you put in the 'using unique column name' and 'using
SRID=#' clauses in. For more help, please see
http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation/ Mappostgis.c - version of Jan
23/2004.
test_mapserv_02.map
Description: Binary data
msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named 'kawasanbencana'.
prepare_database(): Query error. Error executing POSTGIS DECLARE (the actual
query) statement: 'DECLARE mycursor BINARY CURSOR FOR SELECT
asbinary(force_collection(force_2d(the_geom)),'NDR'),oid::text from
rencana.kawasanbencana WHERE () and (the_geom && setSRID(
'BOX3D(528635.525378392 9074209,609092.162121608
9134520)'::BOX3D,find_srid('','rencana.kawasanbencana','the_geom') ))'
Postgresql reports the error as 'ERROR: syntax error at or near ")" LINE 1:
...DR'),oid::text from rencana.kawasanbencana WHERE () and (the... ^ ' More
Help: Error with POSTGIS data variable. You specified 'check your .map file'.
Standard ways of specifiying are : (1) 'geometry_column from geometry_table'
(2) 'geometry_column from (sub query) as foo using unique column name using
SRID=srid#' Make sure you put in the 'using unique column name' and 'using
SRID=#' clauses in. For more help, please see
http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation/ Mappostgis.c - version of Jan
23/2004.
test_mapserv_03.map
Description: Binary data
msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named 'kawasanbencana'.
prepare_database(): Query error. Error executing POSTGIS DECLARE (the actual
query) statement: 'DECLARE mycursor BINARY CURSOR FOR SELECT
asbinary(force_collection(force_2d(the_geom)),'NDR'),gid::text from
rencana.kawasanbencana WHERE () and (the_geom && setSRID(
'BOX3D(528635.525378392 9074209,609092.162121608
9134520)'::BOX3D,find_srid('','rencana.kawasanbencana','the_geom') ))'
Postgresql reports the error as 'ERROR: syntax error at or near ")" LINE 1:
...DR'),gid::text from rencana.kawasanbencana WHERE () and (the... ^ ' More
Help: Error with POSTGIS data variable. You specified 'check your .map file'.
Standard ways of specifiying are : (1) 'geometry_column from geometry_table'
(2) 'geometry_column from (sub query) as foo using unique column name using
SRID=srid#' Make sure you put in the 'using unique column name' and 'using
SRID=#' clauses in. For more help, please see
http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation/ Mappostgis.c - version of Jan
23/2004.
test_mapserv_04.map
Description: Binary data
msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named 'kawasanbencana'. prepare_database(): Query error. Error executing POSTGIS DECLARE (the actual query) statement: 'DECLARE mycursor BINARY CURSOR FOR SELECT asbinary(force_collection(force_2d(the_geom)),'NDR'),gid::text from rencana.kawasanbencana WHERE () and (the_geom && setSRID( 'BOX3D(528635.525378392 9074209,609092.162121608 9134520)'::BOX3D,1) )' Postgresql reports the error as 'ERROR: syntax error at or near ")" LINE 1: ...DR'),gid::text from rencana.kawasanbencana WHERE () and (the... ^ ' More Help: Error with POSTGIS data variable. You specified 'check your .map file'. Standard ways of specifiying are : (1) 'geometry_column from geometry_table' (2) 'geometry_column from (sub query) as foo using unique column name using SRID=srid#' Make sure you put in the 'using unique column name' and 'using SRID=#' clauses in. For more help, please see http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation/ Mappostgis.c - version of Jan 23/2004.
test_mapserv_05.map
Description: Binary data
msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named 'kawasanbencana'. msPOSTGISLayerParseData(): Query error. Error parsing POSTGIS data variable: You specified 'using SRID=#' but didnt have any numbers! More Help: Error with POSTGIS data variable. You specified 'the_geom from rencana.kawasanbencana using unique gid using SRID=#'. Standard ways of specifiying are : (1) 'geometry_column from geometry_table' (2) 'geometry_column from (sub query) as foo using unique column name using SRID=srid#' Make sure you put in the 'using unique column name' and 'using SRID=#' clauses in. For more help, please see http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation/ Mappostgis.c - version of Jan 23/2004.
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